| REQUIREMENTS 1. Attendance Attendance is required. It is University policy that more than four
unexcused absences are grounds for being dropped from the course. 2. Class Participation/Reading/
Class Presentation This is a discussion class,
and it requires the active and informed participation of everyone.
All students are responsible for completing the reading assignments
before the class in which they will be discussed. You are also required
to prepare various homework assignments (i.e. preparing questions, discussion
topics etc.) Each of you will be expected
to make one 10 minute oral presentation with a partner to the rest
of the class that links the day�s reading either to a previous work that
we have read (e.g. comparison between Hobbes and Locke) or to an issue
of a contemporary moral and/or political concern. Attendance, reading
assignments, participation, and oral presentation will count for 25% of
the final grade. 3. Written Responses. In the course of the
semester you will submit 10 written responses answering study and
response questions concerning the week�s reading assignment (see due dates
on schedule, absolutely no extensions!) Questions for the written responses
will be posted on my web page. Your responses should be 250-300 words
(i.e. about 3 page typed). You will not receive individual grades for
each assignment. Rather they will be collected, recorded and will constitute
15% of your final grade. This exercise will both help me to see how well
you understand the works and assist in class discussions. 4. Midterm The in-class midterm
examination on October 23 will test everything we have studied up
to and including October 18: 20% of the final grade. 5. Three Short Papers You must write three papers
(5 pages each) for this course. The paper topics will be provided in advance.
You must hand in the papers on time (see class schedules for due dates).
Absolutely no extensions unless I hear from the Health Services or the
Dean�s office. I penalize late papers one half letter grade per day:�
20% of the final grade. 6. Final exam The in-class final examination
(to be taken at some point in the examination period December 14-21) will
mainly consist of two essays, one treating the material we will have covered
since the midterm, the other dealing with material from the whole span
of the semester. There will also be shorter identification questions:
20% of the final grade. |